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October 24, 2016

Kenyan president commutes all death sentences to life in prison

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Africa Justice Death penalty Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta commuted all death sentences in Kenya to life jail terms on Monday, removing 2,747 convicts from death row in a nation that has not executed anyone for about three decades. In addition to commuting the sentences of 2,655 men and 92 women, Kenyatta also signed pardon warrant…

October 18, 2016

Rakoto and the dragon

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Africa Culture Minors Madagascar

Minors incarcerated at Diego Suarez (Madagascar) collaborated with Judith Lesur to produce a short film. “Rakoto and the dragon” was warmly received by the prisoners, the association, prison staff and the wider public.

October 17, 2016

Niger : des djihadistes en fuite après l'attaque d'une prison

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Africa Niger

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October 17, 2016

Guinée-Bissau : des détenus s'évadent

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Africa Guinea-Bissau

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October 12, 2016

Uganda : government to build 1000-capacity jails annually to cut down congestion

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Africa Facilities Uganda

Kampala — Uganda Prison Services is to build a 1000-inmate capacity prison annually starting this year in order to cut down congestion, the Internal Affairs minister has announced. Maj Gen Jeje Odongo, who was accompanied by state minister Mario Obiga Kania and prison officers made his maiden visit…

October 3, 2016

Senegal : child prisoners learn fencing to stay out of trouble

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Africa Senegal

Inside Senegal’s state penitentiary, jailed minors form an orderly queue. They are being driven away from the prison in Thiès to enter a studio and fight. Senegal is experimenting with a new form of restorative justice where these child prisoners – whose offenses range from violence to theft – are…

October 1, 2016

Malawi's murder suspects overstay in prison

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Africa Malawi

The failure by Malawi government to prosecute murder cases timely is resulting in some remanded suspects going mad, a new report has revealed. The report by the Malawi Prison Inspectorate revealed that authorities took at least a year to bring murder suspects to court.

September 28, 2016

Egypt : abuses in Scorpion Prison

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Africa Middle East Egypt

A report, based on 23 interviews with relatives of inmates, lawyers, and a former prisoner, documents abusive conditions in Scorpion. Authorities there have banned inmates from contacting their families or lawyers for months at a time, held them in degrading conditions without beds, mattresses, or…

September 27, 2016

Kenya : one of the largest prisons has had no water for four days

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Africa Material conditions Kenya

For the fourth day running, the Naivasha Maximum Security Prison has had no water. This follows the disconnection of the institution’s power supply over an estimated Sh1.6 million in unpaid bills. The power is required to pump water from the institution’s borehole.

September 22, 2016

Sénégal : visite guidée dans les dédales de la prison de Rebeuss

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Africa Social ties Senegal

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September 21, 2016

Sénégal : un mort et plus de 40 blessés dans une mutinerie à la prison de Rebeuss

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Africa Protest Violence Senegal

À la prison de Rebeuss située au cœur de Dakar, un détenu est décédé mardi 20 septembre suite à un mouvement de foule et des affrontements avec les gardiens. Depuis une semaine, les prisonniers revendiquent de meilleures conditions de détention. La grogne des prisonniers n’est pas nouvelle. La sema…

September 21, 2016

Sénégal : mutinerie à la prison de Rebeuss

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Africa Protest Violence Senegal

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September 21, 2016

RDC : les détenus de la prison de Kalemie manquent de nourriture

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Africa Material conditions Congo - Kinshasa

Les 622 pensionnaires de la prison centrale de Kalemie manquent de nourriture. La direction de la prison décrit une situation préoccupante, indiquant avoir reçu les vivres pour la dernière fois en juin. Cette maison carcérale conçue pour 250 prisonniers a récemment reçu 23 nouveaux prisonniers. Ell…

September 17, 2016

Uganda: education in Luzira Women’s Prison

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Africa Women Uganda

When you walk through the administration block of Luzira Women’s Prison, the first thing you notice is the neat lawn. Then, you see students studying under three trees. In their yellow uniforms, these are not your average students, though. Four women sit on benches under the first tree, facing a bl…

September 12, 2016

Malawi prisoners go for days without food

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Africa Material conditions Malawi

As Malawi faces El Nino-induced hunger which has affected 6.5 million people, inmates in the country’s prisons are going for days without food. A survey by Medicins San Frontiers (MSF) revealed that as a food crisis unfolded in the southern Africa nation, prisons were failing to purchase simple foo…

September 11, 2016

Uganda : Prisons service calls for amending law to limit time inmates spend on remand

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Africa Uganda

The Uganda Prisons Service is calling for a revision in the law to limit the period an inmate can spend on remand awaiting trial. According to prisons authorities, in prisons across the country, many inmates have been committed to the High Court for trial and their hearings are conducted for years.…

September 8, 2016

Prisons surpeuplées au Niger : vers un transfèrement des membres de Boko Haram

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Africa Overcrowding Niger

Au Niger les maisons d’arrêt riment avec la surpopulation carcérale. Il y a davantage de prévenus que de condamnés alors que cela devrait être l’inverse. Et avec l’arrivée massive de plus d’un millier de membres présumés de Boko Haram dans les prisons nigériennes, la situation est préoccupante : il…

September 3, 2016

Ethiopie : un mystérieux incendie à la prison de Kilinto

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Africa Ethiopia

Des flammes ont pris d’assaut la prison de Kilinto, dans la banlieue d’Addis Abeba, samedi. Selon le gouvernement, une personne aurait trouvé la mort et six auraient été blessées. Le feu a été contrôlé dans l’après-midi, mais son origine reste à définir. Les opposants s’étonnent en revanche des cou…

August 31, 2016

RDC : une centaine de prisonniers libérés de la prison de Kisangani après une grâce présidentielle

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Africa Justice Congo - Kinshasa

Une centaine de prisonniers détenus à la prison centrale de Kisangani (Tshopo) ont été libérés mardi 30 août. Ces détenus bénéficient de la mesure de grâce du président de la République, prise en marge de la célébration du 56e anniversaire de l’indépendance de la RDC le 30 juin dernier.

August 17, 2016

Guinée : quand la détention provisoire devient permanente

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Africa Pre-trial detention Justice Guinea

Un rapport exclusif obtenu par Jeune Afrique montre comment, en Guinée, des détenus restent en prison de nombreuses années sans aucun jugement. La faute aux multiples carences de la justice guinéenne.

August 16, 2016

Sierra Leone : prison reforms bring no relief

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Africa Sierra Leone

Recent reforms to Sierra Leone’s prison system have failed to bring much meaningful improvement, according to an IWPR investigation. Official figures show that the current inmate population stands nationally at 3,184, even though the system only has capacity for 1,785.

August 1, 2016

Côte d'Ivoire : 20 ans de prison ferme pour avoir volé un cabri

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Africa Justice Côte d’Ivoire

Le tribunal de Dimbokro, au centre de la Côte d’Ivoire, a condamné à 20 ans de prison ferme un individu pour avoir volé un cabri, a-t-on appris lundi de source judiciaire. Le 19 juillet, Arnaud N’Guessan Bosson et deux complices ont pénétré dans la nuit dans une ferme du village d’Abigui, dans la r…

July 26, 2016

Madagascar : malnutrition can turn a prison sentence into a death sentence

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Africa Health Madagascar

Almost one in every two prisoners in Madagascar suffers from moderate or severe malnutrition. In 2015, more than 9,000 inmates were identified as malnourished and treated as part of an emergency food programme aiming to get this extremely vulnerable population back on their feet and prevent malnutr…

July 19, 2016

Maroc et Sahara occidental : les jours de la peine de mort sont-ils comptés ?

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Africa Death penalty Violence Morocco

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